The advice others have given you is good, but generally I would suggest to keep WC boxes outside of any router firewall that runs a DHCP net because of the overhead and config issues you are seeing now...

With 1 static IP address you have not much choice, though...

+++ Rick ---


>Greetings all,
>
>I'm trying to host my first WWC server at the home office. I've obtained a statip IP address with my DSL provider, and also have a domain pointer.
>My network consists of 3 Win200O boxes sharing a DSL connection by way of a Linksys 4/port router/hub.
>
>Question: Now what. How to get the outside world to see the one machine I've setup to be my WWC host. My router manual says turn off DHCP, assign IP addresses and redirect port 80 using the router's IP forwarding software.
>
>I'm confused at this point.
>Should I be sharing the very same DSL connection for outgoing as I do incoming? Bandwith is not an issue now.
>Should I set my domain pointer to point to my static IP.
>
>In general, are there any resources for data happy, IP stupid folks like me to get this great product (WWC) and hopefully very soon (Voodoo) out to the world at large (god forbid).
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>MSCE anyone..
>
>
>gb